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Project Title:
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Climate, Energy, and National Security: Panel on Natural Disasters
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BASC-U-08-02-J
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate
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RSO:
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Marshall, Curtis
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Meeting 1
June 24, 2009 - June 25, 2009
Sir Francis Drake Hotel
San Francisco, CA
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Rita Gaskins
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| Email:
rgaskins@nas.edu
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| Phone:
202-334-3512
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Fax:
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Agenda:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
10:30 A.M. Welcome and Introductions
Curtis Marshall, Program Director
10:45 A.M. Related Activities: Government Program
Linda Zall, USG
11:30 A.M. Open Discussion All
11:45 A.M. Working Lunch – Continued Discussion
PLENARY SESSION: OBSERVING CLIMATE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
12:15 P.M. Preliminary Perspectives in Topical Areas
Topical Panel Leads(15 minutes each)
1:30 P.M. An Early Take: Climate Change Indicators
Ric Cicone, isciences Corp.
2:15 P.M. A Sustainability Perspective
Tom Parris, isciences Corp.
2:45 P.M. Q&A with Invited Speakers
All
3:00 P.M. Break
BREAKOUTS SESSION: DEVELOPMENT OF INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN TOPICAL AREAS
3:15 P.M. Topical Panels: Development of Indicators of Environmental Sustainability
*Atmosphere (Panel Lead: Steve Wofsy, Harvard University)
*Oceans – Biological and Chemical (Panel Lead: Mark Abbott, Oregon State University)
*Oceans – Physical (Panel Lead: John Orcutt, Scripps Institution)
*Human Health and Dimensions (Panel Lead: Rita Colwell, University of Maryland)
*Natural Disasters (Panel Lead: Darrell Herd, Defense Intelligence Agency)
5:30 P.M. Break – Open Session Adjourns
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
BREAKOUTS SESSION (CONTINUED): DEVELOPMENT OF INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN TOPICAL AREAS
8:30 A.M. Continued Discussions in Breakouts: Summarizing Indicators and
Measurements for Understanding Environmental Sustainability in
Topical Areas
NOON Working Lunch – Continued Discussion
PLENARY SESSION: SUMMARIES OF BREAKOUTS SESSION
12:45 P.M. Summaries from Breakouts
Topical Panel Leads
2:15 P.M. Open Discussion
All
3:00 P.M. Break – Open Session Adjourns
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Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting
The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Darrell Herd
William Hooke
James Hull
Thomas McCord
James Randerson
The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
1. Review the Topical Panels’ statement of task for this activity;
2. Discuss the role of the Topical Panels in the broader suite of activities;
3. Conduct the required NRC balance and composition discussion;
4. Interact with the federal sponsor of the activity to understand their expectations and needs;
5. Interact with invited speakers to understand previous work and the context for the Panels’ task;
6. Develop a preliminary list of indicators of environmental sustainability in the topical areas of Atmosphere, Natural Disasters, Human Health and Dimensions, Oceans (Physical and Biological/Chemical).
The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None
Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:
July 21, 2009
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